From: Exploring health literacy in relation to noncommunicable diseases in Samoa: a qualitative study
Theme of HLS-EU | Questions |
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Health care | • What have you heard about diabetes? • What do you know about diabetes? • Why is it important? • How easy or difficult is it for you to find information on diabetes? • What have you heard about high blood pressure (hypertension)? What do you know about high blood pressure? • How easy or difficult is it for you to find information about high blood pressure? • How difficult is it to access the health facility when you or family member is suffering from diabetes or hypertension? • How can diabetes be treated? How can high blood pressure be treated? • How well do you understand the information you receive concerning diabetes and high blood pressure? • How can you judge if this is relevant for you, or for members of your family or your friends? |
Disease prevention | • What can be done to prevent chronic conditions such as e.g. diabetes and high blood pressure? • What makes it difficult to prevent these chronic conditions? • What can help overcome the barriers? • What can help motivate you to prevent diabetes and high blood pressure? |
Health promotion | • Where do you usually learn about health? • Who impacts how think about health? (e.g. your spouse, your mother, the doctor, the news …) • How would more information help you to follow the guidelines on keeping healthy? • How well do you understand the health advices that are provided? • How do you judge if the health information is relevant to you? • Whom do you trust to provide the best health advice? • How do you know what to do to improve your health or your medical conditions? |
Personal factors | • What personal factors influence diabetes? • What personal factors influence high blood pressure? • How do personal factors influence the development of non-communicable diseases? |
Situational factors | • How does the local community impact the development of diabetes? High blood pressure? • How does the local community prevent diabetes? High blood pressure? |
Societal factors | • How does the society in Samoa influence the development of diabetes? High blood pressure? • How does the society prevent diabetes? High blood pressure? |
Health costs | • What are the cost implications of having diabetes? High blood pressure? |
Lifestyle/health behaviour | • What are the impacts of diabetes on your lifestyle? On your health behavior? • What are the impacts of high blood pressure on your lifestyle? On your health behavior? |
Participation | • How does diabetes impact the participation in everyday life activities? and social activities? • How does high blood pressure impact the participation in everyday life? and social activities? |
Socio-economic factors/sustainability | • How does diabetes impact the financial sustainability? • How does high blood pressure impact the financial sustainability? • How does diabetes impact the ability to work? • How does high blood pressure impact to work? |